Keting Chen
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Bio
Pronouns: She/her/hers
Education
Ph.D. University of Nebraska-Lincoln (Human Sciences, specialized in ECE/CD)
M.Ed. East China Normal University, P.R. China (Early Childhood Education)
B.S. East China Normal University, P.R. China (major: Early Childhood Education; minor: Applied Psychology).
Courses/Teaching
Fall 2022
CD 2252 Infant and Toddler Activities and Programs
CD 3302 History of Childhood
CD 6642 Advanced Data Analysis in Qualitative Methods
Spring 2023
CD 2240 Intro to Child Development
CD 2260 Early Childhood Development
CD 2262 Preschool and Early School Age Activities and Programs
Office Hours for Spring 2023: Wednesdays & Thursdays: 2:30 - 3:30 pm; or by appointment.
Research and Teaching Interests
My research focuses on understanding the best practices for supporting parents and teachers with diverse background in enhancing young children’s learning, especially for early STEM skills. My goal is to apply my research findings to teaching and practice, to support caregiver (e.g., teachers and parents) preparation. My teaching interests rest on child development courses in general, as well as content based ECE courses.
Selected publications:
Nugent, G., Chen, K. & Liu, D. (2023). Student computer science self-efficacy, interest, and task value in Grades K-8. In E. Langran, P. Christensen & J. Sanson (Eds.), Proceedings of Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (pp. 59-64). https://www.learntechlib.org/primary/p/221852/.
Chen, K., & Hamel, E. E. (2022). Toddler play preferences and the teacher’s role in the outdoor play environment. European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, https://doi.org/10.1080/1350293X.2022.2108095
Nugent, G., Chen, K., Soh, LK., Choi, D., Trainin, G., & Smith, W. (2022). Developing K-8 computer science teachers' content knowledge, self-efficacy, and attitudes through evidence-based professional development. ITiCSE '22: Proceedings of the 27th ACM Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education (pp. 540–546). https://doi.org/10.1145/3502718.3524771